72 HOURS

1. BLACK BELT BASH: The Shuyokan Dojo will celebrate its 20th year

of serving the community of Costa Mesa at a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday

at the Mesa Verde Country Club, 300 Club House Road, Costa Mesa. A live

martial arts self-defense demonstration will be performed by Katlyn Cho,

Shuyokan’s first female black belt. For information, call the dojo at

(714) 557-6372.

2. GOING SOLO: Whittier Law School will hold a panel discussion on

developing a solo practice for law students and recent graduates. The

seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the law school, 3333

Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The event is free. For information, call (714)

444-4141, Ext. 295.

3. ADVENTURES IN WRITING: Winners of the Orange County Public

Library’s writing competition for children will sign the results of their

work, a book titled “Adventures in Writing,” at 11 a.m. Saturday at

Borders Books, Music and Cafe in South Coast Plaza. The store is at 3333

Bear St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 432-7854.